Gen 29:28-30 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 29:28-30: 29:28-30 After the bridal week ended (29:27 ), Jacob also received Rachel as his wife, though he then would have to work an additional seven years (cp. 31:41 ). Laban seemed to have gained the upper hand.

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‏ Genesis 29:28-30

Summary for Gen 29:28-30: 29:28-30 ^a After the bridal week ended (29:27 ^b), Jacob also received Rachel as his wife, though he then would have to work an additional seven years (cp. 31:41 ^c). Laban seemed to have gained the upper hand.
29:30 ^d Jacob loved Rachel much more than Leah: Favoritism was an ongoing cause of dysfunction in Jacob’s family (cp. 25:28 ^e; 37:3 ^f). Jacob’s favoritism had lasting effects: his family was never together, and their descendants, the tribes of Israel, were rarely unified.